News from December 2010
By Interior Newswire | Dec 27, 2010
The US Interior Department published a four page rule on Dec. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Dec 27, 2010
The US Commerce Department published a three page rule on Dec. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Gazette | Dec 27, 2010
The US Energy Department published a six page proposed rule on Dec. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Gazette | Dec 27, 2010
The US Energy Department published a nine page proposed rule on Dec. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Dec 27, 2010
The US Commerce Department published a one page proposed rule on Dec. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 27, 2010
News Release: On Dec. 21, 2010, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) announced it will hold a technical conference* on Smart Grid Interoperability Standards. The purpose of the technical conference is to obtain further information to aid FERC's determination of whether there is "sufficient consensus" ...
By Interior Newswire | Dec 27, 2010
News Release: WEST GLACIER, MONT. - Glacier National Park Officials are pleased to announce that three men stranded in the park on Mt. Brown overnight Sunday, Dec. 26, 2010, successfully made it off the mountain Monday morning and are all in excellent condition.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 27, 2010
News Release: Fort Union National Monument will be closed on both Saturday, Dec. 25, 2010 and Saturday, Jan. 1, 2011. For more information, contact Fort Union National Monument at (505) 425-8025, or visit the park website at www.nps.gov/foun.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 27, 2010
News Release: Grand Canyon, Ariz. - Grand Canyon National Park Superintendent Steve Martin, today announced the availability of an accomplishment report for Grand Canyon National Park for fiscal years 2009 and 2010. The report highlights many of the challenges that were addressed by park staff over the last several years, as well as a summary of key accomplishments.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 24, 2010
News Release: The section of the Zion-Mt. Carmel Highway in Zion National Park damaged in the recent storm has been repaired and reopened. The highway was closed from Canyon Junction in Zion Canyon to the park’s East Entrance on Dec. 20, after a storm event undercut a section of the road near Crazy Quilt Mesa and threatened to washout other sections of the road.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 24, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Oversight and Government Reform Republicans today released “To America’s Holiday Heroes," a video tribute to the men and women of our armed forces spending the holiday season in harm’s way.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 24, 2010
News Release: Redwood National & State Parks Superintendent Jeff Bomke announced today that the Gold Bluffs Beach Campground in Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park will be closed through May 1, 2011.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 23, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON – Attorney General Eric Holder welcomed the confirmation of the new Director of the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS), Stacia A. Hylton, and Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Michele M. Leonhart. Hylton and Leonhart were confirmed yesterday by the U.S. Senate.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 23, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON — Attorney General Eric Holder today announced the appointment of Robin C. Ashton to serve as head of the Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) at the Department of Justice.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 23, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON – Attorney General Eric Holder today announced the appointment of Juan Osuna as Acting Director for the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR).
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 23, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON – A judge sentenced Feliciano Sanchez, a former officer with the Bell, Calif., Police Department, to nine years in federal prison and three years of supervised release for sexually assaulting a female motorist and violating her civil rights, the Justice Department announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 23, 2010
News Release: NEW YORK – The Justice Department announced today an agreement with the Beacon, N.Y., Police Department (BPD) to resolve the department’s investigation of the BPD, in accordance with the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994. That law authorizes the attorney general to file suit to reform police departments that may be engaging in a pattern or practice of violating citizens’ federal rights.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 23, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON— Parties responsible for contamination at the Moses Lake Wellfield Superfund Site have reached a settlement that provides the funding necessary to clean up the site. Cleanup of TCE (trichloroethylene), an industrial solvent, and other contaminants was initiated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ...
By Fed Newswire | Dec 23, 2010
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the execution of the following enforcement actions: FEB Bancshares, Inc., Louisville, Alabama (44 KB PDF) Written Agreement dated Dec. 21, 2010 First International Bancorp of Texas, Inc., Plano, Texas, and First International Bancorp America, Reno, ...
By Commerce News Now | Dec 23, 2010
News Release: The U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Economic Analysis today released data on personal income and outlays for November 2010. Personal income increased 0.3 percent in November, supported by a small gain in wages and salaries. This exceeded slightly private-sector expectations of a 0.2-percent gain. Real consumer spending rose 0.3 percent in November, supported by widespread gains in spending for goods and services, except for motor vehicle purchases.
